Plan De Paris, wall map, commissioned by Turgot, from 1739
Item Status:

View Similar Items

Turgot Map of Paris

Antique Map of Asia 'circa 1739'

Antique Map of the Arabian Peninsula by Franceschini, '1739'

Antique Map of the Sunda Islands by Tirion (1739)

Detailed Map of Southeast Asia From the Tip of Cambodia to Java, 1739

Antique Map of Paris, "Carte Routiere des Environs de Paris" 1841

Antique Map with Plans of Cremona, Pavia, Montferrato & Others by Homann, '1734'

Antique Map of Asia by N. de Fer, 1700

Antique Map of Denmark by De Rossi (1697)

Antique Map of Denmark by F. de Wit, 1680

Antique Map of Austria by F. de Wit, 1690

Antique Map of the City of Paris by Tirion '1763'

1 of 10

Plan De Paris, wall map, commissioned by Turgot, from 1739

About

ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY FEATS OF CARTOGRAPHY

Turgot, Michel Etienne. Plan de Paris,( Paris, 1739. Plan de Paris Commence l'Annee 1734... Levé et Desiné par Louis Bretez Gravé par Claude Lucas / Et Écrit par Aubin. A monumental aerial isometric map of the City of Paris in the year 1739. Twenty (and one diagram plate) copperplate engravings with etching.

One of the most ambitious and beautiful works of urban cartography ever produced. The surveying and rendering was done by Louis Bretez, and the engraving by Claud Lucas. The calligraphy was done by the writing master Aubin. Commissioned by Turgot, Prevot de Marchands of Paris and effectively the city's administrator. The project took five years to complete. A permit was issued to Bretez to enter every building in the city for the purpose of producing the numerous sketches from which the plan was composed. Every building’s exterior has each window shown, while, every garden has all the trees depicted with shade and shadow.

Turgot's Plan de Paris is not only a staggering technical achievement of representation and the engravers art, but it also was conceived and rendered some 44 years before the first manned balloon flight.

Details

Dimensions
Height: 106 in. (269.24 cm)Width: 128 in. (325.12 cm)
Place of Origin
France
Period
18th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture
1739
Condition
The condition is excellent, a bright clean set; full margins with occasional marginal tears not affecting the image on a few plates reinforced with archival tape.
Seller Location
Boston, MA
Reference Number
1stDibs: 090112859312

Vintage 1930s French Rococo Prints

Materials

Paper

Turgot Map of Paris

$16,000 / set

Antique Map of Asia 'circa 1739'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Asia Dividida em suas Regioens & Principaes Estados'. Rare and uncommon map of Asia. Signed '1739'. Source unknown, to be determined. Frame included. We carefu...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Asia 'circa 1739'

$568 Sale Price

35% Off

Antique Map of the Arabian Peninsula by Franceschini, '1739'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Conventus et Residentiae'. Rare map of the Arabian Peninsula. This map originates from 'Provinciarum et Conventum Fratrum Discalceatorum Ordinis Virginis Maria de...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Arabian Peninsula by Franceschini, '1739'

$1,256

Antique Map of the Sunda Islands by Tirion (1739)

By Isaak Tirion

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe kaart van de Sundasche Eilanden als Borneo, Sumatra en Groot Iava & c'. Detailed map of the Sunda Islands, Southeast Asia, extending from the tip of Cambod...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Sunda Islands by Tirion (1739)

$639 Sale Price

21% Off

Detailed Map of Southeast Asia From the Tip of Cambodia to Java, 1739

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe kaart van de Sundasche Eilanden als Borneo, Sumatra en Groot Iava & c'. Detailed map of Southeast Asia, extending from the tip of Cambodia to Java. Thi...

Category

Antique 1730s Maps

Materials

Paper

Detailed Map of Southeast Asia From the Tip of Cambodia to Java, 1739

$754

Antique Map of Paris, "Carte Routiere des Environs de Paris" 1841

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This beautiful hand-colored road map of Paris was published in 1841. The map shows Paris and the surrounding area in a folding pocket map. Organized and detailed for travelers, this ...

Category

Antique 1840s French Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Paris, "Carte Routiere des Environs de Paris" 1841

$4,000

Antique Map with Plans of Cremona, Pavia, Montferrato & Others by Homann, '1734'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Plan von Cremona und denen übrigen Maylaendischen (..)'. Original antique map showing plans of Cremona, Pavia, Casale Montferrato, Fort de Fuentes, Novara, Serava...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map with Plans of Cremona, Pavia, Montferrato & Others by Homann, '1734'

$1,065 Sale Price

35% Off

Antique Map of Asia by N. de Fer, 1700

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'L‘ Asie Suivant les Nouvelles Decouvertes dont les Point Principaux (..)'. By N. de Fer, 1700. Depicting China, Japan, India, New Zealand, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, ...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Asia by N. de Fer, 1700

$524 Sale Price

40% Off

Antique Map of Denmark by De Rossi (1697)

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map of Denmark titled 'Regno di Danimarca'. Old map of Denmark showing Jutland, Funen, Zealand, Lolland-Falster, Bornholm, etc. This map was engraved by S. Roges and publishe...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Denmark by De Rossi (1697)

$393 Sale Price

40% Off

Antique Map of Denmark by F. de Wit, 1680

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Dania Regnum'. Large, attractive map of Denmark, Sleschwig-Holstein and southern Sweden. Good detail throughout. Embellished with a title cartouche with the Danis...

Category